Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Newcastle United Jets FC

2 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 5 Nov 2023 · 04:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Jorrit Hendrix

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 80' Y

Y 86' Marcelo

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Newcastle United Jets FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-01-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
29 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–5	L
22 Oct	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
29 Apr	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L
14 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–2	D
28 Oct	Western United FC	H	5–0	W
22 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
06 May	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
28 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	2–3	L
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#1	Position	#12
48	Points	21
26	Played	26
15 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 15
55	Scored	27
39	Conceded	43
+16	GD	-16
1.85	PPG	0.81
58%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

Eli Adams	10 G	4 A
Clayton Taylor	9 G	3 A
Lachlan Rose	8 G	1 A
Xavier Bertoncello	7 G	1 A
Lachlan Bayliss	5 G	3 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at McDonald Jones Stadium as Newcastle United Jets FC face off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Lachlan Bayliss has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 206 appearances.
18' The deadlock is broken! Apostolos Stamatelopoulos gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
23' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
28' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 30.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Doni Grdic made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' Assisted by Trent Buhagiar with the perfectly-timed delivery and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos makes no mistake. 2-0!
42' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 46 minute. Anthony Pantazopoulos leaves to be changed by Doni Grdic.
51' Jorrit Hendrix has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United Jets FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Brilliant from the ! Joshua Brillante makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 61.
66' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Pantazopoulos, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
75' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Tate Russell exits the field as Dylan Pierias enters on 75.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
81' Marcus Antonsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
86' A moment of madness from Marcelo on 86 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
87' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Trent Buhagiar by Callum Timmins on 87 minute.
89' The supporters are chanting for Thomas Aquilina. He replaces Apostolos Stamatelopoulos on 89 minute.
90' Daniel Wilmering gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Clayton Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Callum Timmins 87'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis
33
Mark Natta
22
Phillip Cancar
14
Dane Ingham
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Thomas Aquilina 89'
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Daniel Wilmering 90'
37
Lachlan Bayliss

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
13
Tate Russell ↓ Dylan Pierias 75'
17
Lachlan Brook
9
Marcus Antonsson
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante ↓ Oscar Priestman 75'
38
Anthony Pantazopoulos ↓ Doni Grdic 46'

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jason Hoffman	4
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	4
Angus Thurgate	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Roy O'Donovan	3
Ramy Najjarine	2
Zac Sapsford	2
Romain Amalfitano	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-10-22 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-04-29 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-04-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-04-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W 2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.3 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC50% Draw23% Western Sydney Wanderers FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

50%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC41% Draw38% Western Sydney Wanderers FC21%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.